By Tony Renteria

 The Struggling Atlanta Hawks (1-2) came into Sleep Train Arena looking to continue the Sacramento King’s (1-2) bad luck, and came away with a 105-100 victory.

The Kings led by seven after a strong first quarter but fell apart in the second being outscored 29-13.  The Hawks took that lead and expanded on it in the third, adding six more points to their lead.  The Kings made a strong run in fourth but came up four points short.

The Kings came off a recent loss to the Golden State Warriors 98-87.  The Hawks had just lost to the Los Angeles Lakers by two points, 105-103.

The Kings were led by reserve point guard Isiah Thomas’s 26 points on 8 for 17 shooting.

Atlanta got their points from Al Horford, the starting center had 27 points and ten rebounds.

Sacramento Heads to Portland to take on the Trailblazers Friday night, while the Hawks continue the western tour and head to Denver and face the Nuggets.